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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Laurie and Amy decide to do what together?

2. Jo feels alone because of what?

3. Jo begins to write for what publication?

4. How does the March family react to Professor Bhaer?

5. Laurie admires what about Amy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Contrast Professor Bhaer with Laurie. What could possibly draw Jo to one over the other?

2. What lessons do we learn from Beth's death?

3. Christmas is a primary focus, yet again. What does Laurie do for Christmas in chapter thirty-three?

4. When Beth gets increasingly depressed and upset, how does Jo plan to raise Beth's spirits in chapter twenty-eight?

5. How does the relationship between Jo and Laurie climax in chapter thirty-one?

6. How does Laurie help Amy to see the truth about herself and her relationship with Fred in chapter thirty-four?

7. How do Jo's rude actions in chapter twenty-six hurt Amy in chapter twenty-seven?

8. What is Jo's reaction, in chapter thirty-seven, after Beth's death?

9. How does Professor Bhaer effect Jo's character and her choices in chapter thirty?

10. How does Laurie and Amy's Christmas spent together in France affect the major plot line of Jo's relationship with Laurie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree with the overall way Jo led her life throughout the book? Explain why you agree or disagree with her nontraditional views and choices.

Essay Topic 2

Choose any one of the following three life lessons and explain how Louisa May Alcott uses the book to illustrate it.

1. Anger and revenge can cause more trouble later on. It is better to forgive and forget.

2. Hard work has many rewards. Laziness does not.

3. Popularity is not as important as strength of character.

Essay Topic 3

Describe how each of the four March girls are different from each other. Cite examples from how they interact with each other, Marmee, and those they are courting throughout the book. Also, use examples of things said by, to, or about them.

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